Symposium 2.0
May 2nd-May 5th, 2012
Theme - No Secrets
Due to the resounding success of our first Symposium we’re planning an encore. The global economy continues to pose many challenges, whether in Europe, the Americas, Australia or elsewhere. However, challenging times also create opportunities. Once again, our goal is to bring together all interested parties to share ideas and knowledge to help us as an industry address challenges and leverage opportunities. We can all benefit from the breadth of knowledge that we have individually developed by sharing with one another. We welcome participation from all aspects of the supply chain including chemical companies, tanneries, franchisors, and, of course, technicians.
If you are new to this business, then you can learn from those who have been where you are, survived and thrived.
If you’re an experienced and successful leather tech, then you know there is always more to learn.
If you are higher up in the supply chain, then you can learn from leather restoration specialists what products they need, or how your current products are used in ways that you may have not have imagined.
Whether you are working in the automotive, furniture, marine or aircraft sector(s), there will be kernels of wisdom to improve your skills at both symposium focus levels, technical and business.
Come join us in sharing ideas. We the people of this industry will come away with a new sense of community, a web of connections, and an understanding of resources that we all can use to improve our professional qualifications and our workmanship.
We'd like to extend a special invitation to our international counterparts. Perhaps the evolution of our trade across the world will have established itself differently in different countries. We'd love to see those differences explored. We know it's a long way to travel, but hope that anyone interested would be able to participate.
Symposium Agenda Focus
Primary Focus - In depth and detailed participant-driven discussion on technical topics relevant to leather repair and restoration.
Secondary Focus - Participant-driven discussions on the business side of leather repair and restoration.
As the general consensus from participants so far is oriented toward technical, the agenda will have the technical topics as the preeminent focus. The business discussions can be had held on an ad hoc basis, or as driven by participant interest. Please note that we are continuing to seek comments and proposed topics, so the proposed agenda will be subject to major revision until the actual Symposium date. Keep checking back for changes. Please use the Symposium Interest Questionnaire to suggest topics for discussion.
Symposium Agenda Outline for Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Meet-and-greet at the hotel (Fairfield Inn and Suites, 25921 Industrial Blvd., Hayward, CA) at 6:30pm in the hotel meeting room. Packets will be distributed, and final registrations.
Symposium Agenda Outline for Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Thursday – 8:30am – 10:15am
Opening welcome, comments, and orientation
- Introduction and Goals defined
- Review agenda – (Each participant will have the opportunity to offer their needs)
- Technical sessions and break out groups will be assigned location and times
Thursday 10:30am - 12:00pm
Technical session - tentative topic is leather preparation (stripping, priming, adhesion issues, application tooling, body oil extraction, pH damage)
Thursday 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lunch and informal discussions
Thursday 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Technical session - tentative topic is color matching (overview, difficulties, mottled colors and effects)
Thursday 3:15pm - 4:30pm
Technical session - tentative topic is topic is mottling color applications (techniques, application tooling, pitfalls)
Thursday 4:45pm - 5:30pm
Technical overflow session - revisit previous topics, or general discussion
Business overflow session - revisit previous topics, or general discussion
Symposium Agenda Outline for Friday, May 4th, 2012
Friday 9:00am - 9:30am
Hotel meeting room – Open discussion of previous day and adjustment of agenda as necessary.
Friday 9:45am - 10:30am
Technical session - tentative topic is grain matching (techniques, application tooling)
Friday 10:45am - 12:00pm
Technical session - tentative topic is Bi-cast leather (repair techniques, repair chemistry, pitfalls)
Friday 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lunch and informal discussions
Friday 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Technical session - tentative topic is repair practices (fill materials, methodology, leather assessment, pitfalls)
Friday 3:15pm - 5:15pm (or beyond)
Technical overflow session - revisit previous topics, or general discussion
Business overflow session - revisit previous topics, or general discussion
Symposium Agenda Outline for Saturday, May 5th, 2012
Saturday 9:00am – Noon
Certification and training issues
Technical overflow sessions – (shop)
Saturday 1:00pm onwards
BBQ at the Gillan’s – directions will be made available
If you are interested in attending, contact kevin@advleather.com. The registration fee for the Symposium is $150. This includes up to two attendees from a particular company or corporate entity. Additional attendees can be added at a cost of $50 per person.
Our Symposium Interest Questionnaire can be found here in Adobe .pdf format, and here in Microsoft Word format. Please fill this out to let us know what you'd like to be discussed at the Symposium.
The Symposium Registration Form is available here in .pdf format, and here in Microsoft Word format. It should accompany your registration fees if sent by mail, or should be emailed to kevin@advleather.com if you have (or plan to) pay your registration fees on-line. On-line payment of fees can be made here.
Not all browsers support opening and editing these forms directly from these links, so it may be best to download your preferred format (.pdf or .doc) to your hard-drive for editing in either Adobe Reader (.pdf) or Microsoft Word (.doc). This can be done by right-clicking the appropriate link above, selecting either "Save target as..." (Internet Explorer), or "Save link as..." (Firefox) from the menu choices, and then selecting the desired destination on your hard-drive. You can then open the files, enter the information necessary, and save them again, to then attach to an email, or to print out. If you have any difficulty getting the forms, request either one (or both) from jmurray@advleather.com.
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